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Nelson's Sparrow

Ammospiza nelsoni

Birds
NativeMigratory
Nelson's Sparrow, photo 1 of 5
Nelson's Sparrow, photo 2 of 5
Nelson's Sparrow, photo 3 of 5
15.1 gWeight

Bird weighing 15.1 g. Migratory. Lives in marshes and near water. Feeds on insects.

There are 744 observations of Nelson's Sparrow in Québec, mostly in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in July and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent281
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine186
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches75
  4. Côte-Nord48
  5. Capitale-Nationale46
  6. Montérégie44
  7. Nord-du-Québec27
  8. Centre-du-Québec8
  9. Outaouais5
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  12. Mauricie4
  13. Estrie4
  14. Lanaudière2
  15. Laurentides2
  16. Montréal2
  17. Laval1

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus